SynthesisOccupational and environmental medicine2007
Criteria and methods used for the assessment of fitness for work: a systematic review.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Individual evaluation of fatigue at work to enhance the safety performance in the construction industry: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Pre-employment examinations for preventing injury, disease and sick leave in workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Management of Endometriosis in the Workplaces: Preliminary Results from a Cross-Sectional Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Study (Italy, 2026).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Operationalizing Clinical Competence among Occupational Physicians: Three Domains and Five Cross-Cutting Processes Identified by Reflexive Thematic Analysis.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Short Sickness Absenteeism Rate in a Large Tertiary Hospital: The Role of Fitness for Work and Influenza Vaccination.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development of an interdisciplinary consensus statement for assessing fitness for work at heights in the South African construction industry: a virtual Modified Nominal Group Technique study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Work restrictions and Unfitness to work: Prevalence and risk factors a cross-sectional study on 70 000 occupational visits.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Fitness for work and the aging workforce: medical assessment as a de facto mechanism of retirement in the United Kingdom after the abolition of the default retirement age.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Mapping the evidence on the assessment of fitness to work at heights: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Fitness-to-work considerations in the paradigmatic pain condition of headache disorder.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- Data-driven identification of metabolic and cardiovascular biomarkers in high-altitude workers: a machine learning approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- A retrospective review of the utility of chest X-rays in diving and submarine medical examinations.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2023Article
- Mapping the evidence on assessment of fitness to work at heights: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Development of an interprofessional task-based learning program in the field of occupational health: a content validity study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Healthcare Costs, Time to Fitness for Work, and Related Factors in Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comparative and Longitudinal Study of 5-Year Follow-Up.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Ergonomic risk management process for safety and health at work.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A new scale to assess technostress levels in an Italian banking context: the Work-Related Technostress Questionnaire.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Correlation Between Temperament and Fitness for Work According to the Persian Medicine Viewpoints.Galen medical journal · 2023Article
- Factors associated with reduced risk of musculoskeletal disorders among office workers: a cross-sectional study 2017 to 2020.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The main findings from reports published in scientific journals on the criteria and methods used to assess fitness for work were reviewed. Systematic searches were made using internet engine searches (1966-2005) with related keywords. 39 reports were identified, mostly from the US and western Europe. Assessment of fitness for work is defined by most as the evaluation of a worker's capacity to work without risk to their own or others' health and safety. It is mainly assessed at recruitment (pre-offer or post-offer), and when changes of work or health conditions occur. Five main criteria used by occupational doctors to evaluate fitness for work were identified: the determination of worker's capacity and worker's risk in relation to his or her workplace, as well as ethical, economic and legal criteria. Most authors agreed that assessment tools used need to be specific and cost-effective, and probably none gives unequivocal answers. Outcomes from fitness for work assessments range from "fit" to "unfit", with other possible intermediate categories such as "fit subject to work modifications", "fit with restrictions" or "conditionally fit (temporarily, permanently)". Workplace modifications to improve or adjust working conditions must always be considered. There is confusion about the decision-making process to be used to judge about fitness for work. There is very scarce scientific evidence based on empirical data, probably because there are no standard or valid methodologies for all professions and circumstances.
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